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As the contention surrounding the assignment of the Vice-Chancellor arsenic good arsenic Senate members to Mahatma Gandhi University continues to rage, Minister for Higher Education Roji M. John connected Tuesday said the authorities would not endorse immoderate signifier of `saffronisation’ successful the higher acquisition sector.
Speaking to reporters successful Kottayam, the Minister besides noted that it was during the LDF’s tenure that the Governor began intervening successful the affairs of universities. “Those who criticise america should bespeak connected their tenure. Even reporters of Janmabhoomi were nominated to the Senate and Syndicate during the LDF regime. What were those who are protesting contiguous doing then?” helium asked.
The Minister besides mocked the perceived struggle betwixt the Governor and the LDF government, pointing retired that it had dissipated abruptly pursuing a gathering betwixt the Chief Minister and the Governor.
He besides defended the assignment of B. Ashok arsenic Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department. “It is the government’s prerogative to name IAS and IPS officers to immoderate position. The statement that this authorities should not name individuals who were not loyal to the erstwhile authorities is baseless,” helium said.
Mr.John pointed retired that B. Ashok is an serviceman who was dismissed for criticising the erstwhile LDF government. “It is an administrative determination of this authorities to supply him a suitable posting. If the aforesaid individuals appointed by the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities are to remain, past determination is nary request for a alteration successful government. Claims that B. Ashok is affiliated with the RSS oregon Sangh Parivar are unfounded,” helium noted.
Meanwhile, Left-backed teaching and non-teaching unit unions astatine the assemblage staged a protestation astatine the varsity field present connected Tuesday against the alleged attempts by the Kerala Governor to `saffronise’ the assemblage by nominating 17 members with affinity to the Sangh Parivar to its Senate.
